The name first appeared in England in the 12th C, but was not common until the 16th C.
  
  
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Susanna (nom) GASurv p. 136;
 1279–80 Susanna (nom) WaHR-SK p. 68,
 Susanne (gen) ibid. p. 84;
 1340xc1450 Susan (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 94
- Dutch
- ● 1571 Susanna AuFr Galnoots;
 1572 Susanna ibid. Bauwens;
 1573 Susanna ibid. Beke;
 1574 Susanna ibid. Beste;
 1575 Susanna ibid. Alart;
 1576 Susanna ibid. Aelmans;
 1577 Susanna ibid. Burke;
 1578 Susanna ibid. Aken;
 1579 Susanna ibid. Belle;
 1580 Susanna ibid. Galmaerts;
 1581 Susanna ibid. Bert;
 1582 Susanna ibid. Broecke;
 1583 Susanna ibid. Adams;
 1584 Susanna ibid. Drossardts;
 1585 Susanna ibid. Doopere;
 1586 Susanna ibid. Backer;
 1587 Susanna ibid. Beeckmans;
 1588 Susanna ibid. Adams;
 1589 Susanna ibid. Adriaensz,
 Susanne ibid. Capelle;
 1590 Susanna ibid. Backere;
 1591 Susanna ibid. Bossche;
 1592 Susanna ibid. Collijns;
 1593 Susanna ibid. Doornaert;
 1594 Susanna ibid. Coudrons;
 1595 Susanna ibid. Acker;
 1596 Susanna ibid. Bruijnijnck;
 1598 Susanna ibid. Adriaensz;
 1599 Susanna ibid. Backer
- ◑ 1592 Susannaken AuFr Borcht
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Susan LIWill-III p. 21;
 1548 Susan StAnthonlin p. 7;
 1552 Susan ibid. p. 9,
 Susanna ibid. p. 9;
 1553 Susan ibid. p. 10;
 1554 Susanna ibid. p. 10;
 1555 Susan bruton1 p. 27;
 1556 Susan ibid. p. 28;
 1557 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 10;
 1558 Susanna StAnthonlin p. 12;
 1559 Susan ibid. p. 13;
 1560/1 Susan RegBisham p. 26;
 1560 Susan StAnthonlin p. 13,
 Susanna ibid. p. 13;
 1561 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 11,
 Susanna BUmar-vol2 p. 60;
 1562 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 12,
 StAnthonlin p. 15;
 1563/4 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 13;
 1563 Susan StAnthonlin p. 16,
 Susanna ibid. p. 16;
 1564 Susan BarnstapleBap p. 13,
 HAmar-vol9 p. 116;
 1565 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2,
 Susande RegBisham p. 2;
 1566 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2;
 1566/7 Susanne BEmar-vol1 p. 8;
 1567 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2,
 bruton1 p. 36;
 1568 Susan RegBisham p. 2,
 SaxhamSf p. 2,
 StAnthonlin p. 19;
 1569 Susan SaxhamSf p. 2;
 1570 Susan StAnthonlin p. 20;
 1572 Susan DEmar-vol1 p. 82,
 SaxhamSf p. 2,
 StAnthonlin p. 22;
 1573 Susan Bar-in-El p. 22,
 SaxhamSf p. 3,
 StAnthonlin p. 23,
 bruton1 p. 41;
 1576 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3,
 StAnthonlin p. 25;
 1577 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3;
 1579 Susan StAnthonlin p. 27;
 1580 Susan SaxhamSf p. 3;
 1581 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 6,
 SaxhamSf p. 3,
 Susanna RegSoAMar p. 10;
 1582 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 11;
 1583 Susan OrpingtonKe p. 6,
 Susane HAmar-vol9 p. 50,
 Suzan OrpingtonKe p. 6;
 1584 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 9,
 HAmar-vol9 p. 139,
 SaxhamSf p. 3,
 StAnthonlin p. 30;
 1585 Susan COmar-vol5 p. 128,
 StAnthonlin p. 31;
 1586 Susan ibid. p. 32;
 1587 Susan BUmar-vol1 p. 26,
 BUmar-vol2 p. 64,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 14;
 1587/8? Susane HAmar-vol9 p. 50;
 1588 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 16,
 Susanna BUmar-vol2 p. 64;
 1589 Susan BUmar-vol1 p. 26,
 BUmar-vol9 p. 148,
 StAnthonlin p. 33;
 1590 Susan BEmar-vol2 p. 31,
 bruton1 p. 49,
 Suzan COmar-vol2 p. 102;
 1591 Susan CAmar-vol1 p. 4,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 22,
 RegBisham p. 5,
 bruton1 p. 51,
 Suzan WAmar-1 p. 41,
 Suzanna BUmar-vol2 p. 65;
 1592 Susan OrpingtonKe p. 9,
 bruton1 p. 51,
 Susanna StAnthonlin p. 35;
 1593/4 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 16;
 1593 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 27,
 HAmar-vol9 p. 51,
 OrpingtonKe p. 9,
 SaxhamSf p. 40,
 bruton1 p. 121,
 Susand RegBisham p. 5;
 1594 Susan bruton1 p. 53,
 Susanne SaxhamSf p. 4;
 1595 Susan DEmar-vol2 p. 31,
 bruton1 p. 54;
 1596 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 16,
 COmar-vol5 p. 10,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 33,
 StAnthonlin p. 38;
 1597/8 Susan BEmar-vol2 p. 4;
 1597 Susan ibid. p. 4,
 DEmar-vol1 p. 87,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 35,
 HAmar-vol9 p. 140,
 SaxhamSf p. 40,
 Susanna RegSoAMar p. 18;
 1598 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 17,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 37,
 OrpingtonKe p. 9;
 1599 Susan BEmar-vol1 p. 17,
 BUmar-vol9 p. 148,
 CAmar-vol1 p. 6,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 40,
 bruton1 p. 57
- Walloon
- ● 1581/2 Susane RWC p. 563;
 1581 Susanne ibid. p. 3;
 1581/2 Susanne ibid. p. 4;
 1582 Susanne ibid. p. 563;
 1583/4 Susane ibid. p. 8;
 1583 Susanne ibid. p. 6;
 1583/4 Susanne ibid. p. 7;
 1584 Susanne ibid. p. 8;
 1590 Susanne ibid. p. 441;
 1591 Susane ibid. p. 16,
 Susanne ibid. p. 19;
 1592 Susane ibid. p. 20,
 Susanne ibid. p. 563;
 1593 Susane ibid. p. 26;
 1593/4 Susane ibid. p. 30;
 1593 Susanne ibid. p. 27;
 1594 Susane ibid. p. 32
 
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Susanna (nom) irminon-vol2 59, Ved;
 1138x1162 Susanna (nom) clairvaux-12thc 69;
 1147 Susanna (abl) ibid. 15;
 1171 Suhanna (nom) ibid. 141;
 1179 Susanna (abl) ibid. 176;
 1221 Susanna (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIII
- Old French
- ● 1296 Susane paris1296 p. 6
- Middle French
- ● 1561 Suzanne RegPCC-1 p. 3;
 1562 Suzanne ibid. p. 9;
 1563 Suzanne ibid. p. 17;
 1564 Susanne ibid. p. 51,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 48;
 1565 Susanne ibid. p. 127,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 123;
 1566 Susanne ibid. p. 203,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 211;
 1567 Susanne ibid. p. 279,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 287;
 1568 Susanne ibid. p. 374,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 417;
 1570 Susanne ibid. p. 434;
 1571 Susanne ibid. p. 445,
 Suzanne ibid. p. 462;
 1572 Susanne ibid. p. 486;
 1595 Suzanne Toureille
 
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 875 Susanna (abl) CDCB-XV MMXVI
 
- Wales
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1599 Susanna RegLlantrithyd p. 1
- Welsh
- ● 1589 Zuzanna RegCon1 p. 56
 
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Susan". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Susan.